Something positive KB can do

[sAsLEX]

Think there is a frame for woolbags in the old shearing shed at home for holding the bags open while ya put the dags in. IS this what ya need for holding the wool bales open for the bottles?

Would tend to avoid a frame as that suggests something solid to hit!

Great idea frosty

[FROSTY:Me]

Would tend to avoid a frame as that suggests something solid to hit!

Great idea frosty

EEJUT--the frames just to hold em up whilst filling

[sAsLEX]

EEJUT--the frames just to hold em up whilst filling

theres these things called ARMS?!

KISS

[RiderInBlack]

EEJUT--the frames just to hold em up whilst filling

Thanks Frosty. Knew ya meant the frame only holding the bags open while being filled. Ya want the frame? Will see if it is still in the shed this WE. No sheep here any more and is easy ta transport, so should be yours for the asking.

[SwanTiger]

I have been in touch with the Concourse Transfer Station, still waiting to hear back however it looks promising.

Now these will need to be tested and verified of their safety properties, I nominate myself as a test dummy however I do not have a suitable bike, so who is going to lend me their bike?

[madandy]

Great idea Tony

I've had similar concerns at cage track days myself.
Ian Bowater is the Taupo track manager, 'Grumpy' they call him. Paul Fallon is good to deal with, he's bookings and promotion manager or similar.

I'll have a chat down at the Tga recycling dept. and see if I can scrounge a few thousand milk bottle too. I can cart them to where ever on me ute.

Andy

[SwanTiger]

Heard back from the Council who run the recycling center. When the bottles are collected they then belong to the contractor, Onyx, whom I've contacted and waiting to hear back from now.

Frosty, how many bags are needed?

[Karma]

I'm building up a small supply here at the moment, but if Swanny is getting them in bulk then I'll just chuck mine out with the rubbish.

[SwanTiger]

I'm building up a small supply here at the moment, but if Swanny is getting them in bulk then I'll just chuck mine out with the rubbish.

To provide you with some perspective, one large caged trailor load (and perhaps a bit more) would equal one bail. So I imagine a lot of bottles are going to be required from any source.

I have spoken to both the Council and the manager of Onyx and had no luck, effectively it came down to what Onyx said and they aren't interested and suggested local operators in Taupo were approached.

I'll give the Rodney District Council a go.

[FROSTY:Me]

Folks im REALLY keen to have this go ahead BUT
Ill be away in the south island basicly from christmas
I will be back on the 24th of jan

[Karma]

Any ideas on a dropoff for these? Maybe make it easier for Frosty and see if we can get them all together on one day?

[Kyle]

Its hard to see as i fly past, but im pretty sure they have 'softened' this danger spot up since the a1gp. Ive noticed the end of the wall has a thick tyre-wall barrier with a rubber front which tappers around, onto the wall front. So if you hit where the end of the wall was, you`ll get directed along the pit straight. from my experiance with highsides at that corners speed, id say most would end up in the kitty litter before the wall. You`d have to lose it once the bike was almost fully upright to hit the worst spot. (which would be far enough off the track to not be directed along the straight, and not far enough off to be slowed by kitty litter.)

The bales sound like a good idea, if the track officals agree that is. If not then collecting bottles is all abit premature.
One question however is do these bales need to be rebuilt once they are 'used' and the bottles get a squashing? And i didnt see any response to weither lids should left on or not.

Just seen the state of the Auckland harbour plastic bottle rubbish problem on the news. I should think that Auckland could supply enough bottles to bale the entire corner in a single hour. The clean up guys are pulling 100 or so litres of plastic rubbish per fifty meter coast, and its all back again the next week.

[Prof - R]

i just like know if anyone knows weather if any more bottles are needed

[Karma]

Yeh, my garage is starting to fill up a bit now... and chance of a dropoff point for these at all? Assuming you're still going ahead with it.

[JayRacer37]

Hey guys...if this can or is being purseued its a brilliant idea. Personally, that wall scares the bejeezus out of me, far worse than anything at puke, at least there you are running alongside the wall. This place is a head on. And, being a second gear crner, with a long exit, we are approaching the wall with lotsa speed, and fighting the bike right to the edge of the track...over the paint. If this was to be done, would you have some way of securing the bags to the wall or ground? Cause usefullness is somewhat reduced if bags are flicked out of the way by a bike....

awesome thoughts for being proactive on saftey. Definitly an area in sure most all races will support!!!!